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Sticking With In-Person Classes as COVID Spikes

Successful mitigation measures allow colleges to bring students back to campus, even as COVID-19 cases are taking off. Strategies vary by campus, with some efforts limited by governing boards.
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Student Information System Difficulties Frustrate Universities

Ohio State announced it would drop its effort to launch a new student information system, causing a ripple effect in a sector plagued by delays and technology problems.

No More Cloth: Colleges Upgrade Face-Mask Requirements

Some colleges say cloth masks will no longer meet their masking requirements, and they are requiring medical-grade masks instead.
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The Inevitable Problem of Self-Censorship

The surveys highlighting it among students provide no definitive evidence of repression and, in fact, may actually show strong levels of free speech and diversity on campuses, argues John K. Wilson.

Diversity, Advocacy and Career Prep: Back in Sight, Top of Mind?

Student observations about campus communities, advocacy activity and career-prep catch-up.

At Long Last: A Contract for Columbia Student Workers

The university and its graduate assistant and undergraduate student workers agree to a deal to end work stoppage.

Colleges Extend Remote Instruction

Some institutions that began the semester online are now pushing their return-to-campus dates further out in response to Omicron, citing spiking numbers and breakthrough infections.

The Allure of Chabad on Campus

The number of Chabad centers on college campuses has skyrocketed since 2000, attracting students from a range of Jewish backgrounds and providing another avenue for Jewish student life.